Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-24
Court Notes.

Judge Carpenter yesterday appointed ex Lieuten- ant Governor Cooke, of Riverton, and Hon. John R. Buck of Hartford receivers of the Continental Life Insurance company of Hartford and granted a de- cree of receivership. Policy-holders claims must be sent in by July 1, 1888.
 THE SHORT CALENDAR sEssIoN-$5, ,0aO DAMAGE SUIT. Short calendar cases were heard yesterday by Judge Phelps, who has quite recovered in health The first on the list was D. Futile ct al vs the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad company. This is suit for &, 900 damages brought by the owners of a large cranberry meadow adjoining the tracks of the Consolidated road which was burned last summer by sparks from Q locomotive. It is brought under the special statute which makes railroad corporations liable for all such damages. Attorney Watrous for the defendants filed a demur- on the ground that the law was unconstitution- al. The Supreme Court of Errors has already de cided in another case that the law is constitu are thinking of appealing it to the United States Supreme court Attorney Watrous asked for could learn the result of the other case and Attor ney Bennett for the plaintiff consented.
 A BANKS FoREcLosuRE PETITION.
 The next important case considered was the Yale National banks petition for a foreclosure on the property yet remaining to the heirs of the late Will dorsed % for the Judson Eros e Go when ct they failed nearly all his property was taken by the Yale Na- last claim, amounting 10 about siso6 Professor s. E. Baldwin. for the grandchildren of MT. Parma lee, introduced L. B. Hinman and A. H. Hurburt, who swore that the property left worth $4,5OO. Professor Baldwin asked for two years time to deem which would give time to sell the property and pay the mortgage, leaving little left. The attorney for President Bradley of the Yale bank opposed thiS but Judge Phelps said he should low until the spring of 1889 to redeem. Several other eases came up on the pleadngs.
 TO BE CALLED THE FIRST TUESDAY JANUARY.
 The members of the New Haven county bar held a meeting in the Superior court room yesterday, ex-Judge Shelton officiating For number of amounts of money have always endeavored to staSe off calling in jury for the winter in the civil side time @ few of the long cnses were ~ tried it was time to adjourn, and consequently of the attorneys it was voted to call the jury the first Tuesday in February. Yesterday number of the attorneys have the jury called in January and upon this issue there was qnite lively debate. vote was taken upon the question and it was decided to call the jury the first Tuesday in January.
 BROOKLYN RECOVER.
 F:A.Myrlch of Brooklyn has brought suit against the plaintiff alleges that he loaned Banks $1 OO0, which he failed to pay The suit is returnable be- fore the February term of the Superior court.
 JUDGMENT DEFAULT.
 In the Court of Common Pleas yesterday judg- ment by default was rendered in the of Horace Wall vs Byron Douglass and Marion Booth. The Daughter company, which went to pieces at the NHx,I New Haven O Opera House in October Manager theater. He holds chattel property to satisfy his claim.
 HE SOLD TO MINORS.
 Joseph Capallo, Congress avenue saloon keeper, was fined $25 and costs in the City court yesterday for allowing minors to loter about his saloon and selling to them
 SLEEPING LAW.
 Philip Carpenter went to bed in the lower berth of sleeping car on the CIV York, New Haven and Hartford railroad and while he slept $40 was stolen from his waistcoat, which was under his pillow. When he discovered it the man who had the upper berth was missing, having left the train Carpenter sued the company. Judge McAdam of New ork, dismissed the case on the plaintiffs evidence and the general term of the City of New York has just affirmed this judgment. Judge Ehrlich says he doesn't see how sleeping porter could pre- vent such a robbery unless every time a curtain moves he must look behind it. The understanding between the passenger and the company is that the company's servants shall not intrude and watch the person and clothing of the passenger. The under standing in this case that there should be man in the upper berth and that the privacy of both should be protected.